li edelkoort's talking textiles

'testlap by 'ina + matt (hand-painted natural dye on damask linen) with scholten & baijings 'vegetables'
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'talking textiles' is an exhibition developed by dutch trend forecaster and design curator li edelkoort
presented on the occasion of milan design week 2011. housed within spazio gianfranco ferré,
the show brought forth a range of projects exploring the potential of the textile medium and its
possible applications and techniques. displayed were functional to more artistic pieces including curtains,
furniture, lighting, rugs, multimedia installations, digital animations and film projections.

'reaction to the increasingly digital landscape of our lives, a craving for tactility and dimension has lead
several designers to reconsider the role of fabrics once more. the near future will see the overwhelming revival
of textiles in our interiors, covering floors, walls and furniture in an expansive and personal manner.
these textiles will speak loud and clear and become the fabrics of life, narrating stories, designing pattern,
promoting well-being and reviving the act of creative weaving.' - li edelkoort



'vegetables' by scholten & baijings
photo by yves krol


on show were works by: another country, maarten baas, BCXSY, BLESS, bojka, nacho carbonell, kiki van eijk,
ora-ïto for stepevi, studio job, hella jonergius for maharam, claudy jonstra, dominique kieffer for rubelli,
maarten kolk & guus kusters, david lynch in collaboration with navot, christen meindertsma, ulf moritz for sahco,
raw edges, scholten & baijings, inga sempé and paul smith for maharam.



'carpettop' by bless
50% cashmere, 50% viscose



'animal skin #1' by maarten baas
jacquard weave and double-weave mohair, cotton, alpaca wool and polyurethane
collection: audax textielmuseum tilburg
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'animal skin #1' by maarten baas detail
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'coiling collection' by raw edges
silicone, wood and wool felt
editions: FAT galerie, paris
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'trial vases' by nacho carbonell
textile and plaster
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'qalakabusha (new beginning)' by ardmore design
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'savonnerie myosotis' by nathalie l'eté
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installation view of 'talking textiles' at spazio gian franco ferré
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'kawakuboo' (left) and 'rei' (right) by rodrigo almeida



'pile chair (brown)' by shir atar




'parquet' by ora ito